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Man charged with kidnapping a UCLA student, raping a Culver City woman is found dead

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A 26-year-old man who was charged in April with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March 2026 and the rape of another woman in October 2025 in Culver City has died, multiple Law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 Police and paramedics responded to the 800 block of San Vicente shortly before 6 p.m.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Man charged with kidnapping a UCLA student, raping a Culver City woman is found dead (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A 26-year-old man who was charged in April with kidnapping a female UCLA student in March 2026 and the rape of another woman in October 2025 in Culver City has died, multiple Law enforcement sources tell NBC 4 Police and paramedics responded to the 800 block of San Vicente shortly before 6 p.m.

  2. New York Post

    Rape suspect accused of kidnapping female UCLA student found dead a day before court date (opens New York Post)

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    Alexander Schecter had been due in Airport Courthouse on Oct. 6 for a preliminary hearing on a slate of severe felony counts, including kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery and forcible rape.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Santa Monica man who was charged with kidnapping UCLA student, raping another woman is found dead (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The death of Alexander Schecter, 26, who was charged in the rape of one woman and kidnapping another, is being investigated as a suicide.

  4. Breitbart News

    Rape Suspect Accused of Kidnapping Female UCLA Student Kills Himself Day Before Court Date (opens Breitbart News)

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    A Santa Monica man accused of kidnapping a female UCLA student and raping another woman in Culver City killed himself a day before he was scheduled to appear in court.

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